The Giants ended June on a positive note as Kevin Pillar led the Giants offense in strong support of a dominant start by Madison Bumgarner. Key Lines:
Brandon Belt 1B- 1 for 3, 2B, 2 BB. BA= .227. Belt has become mainly an OBP guy with an occasional HR. His OBP of .358 leads all Giants not named Alex Dickerson. Ideally you hope your first baseman can hit in the middle of the order, but Belt gives the most value hitting in the top 2.
Buster Posey C- 3 for 3, 2B, BB. BA= .251. Buster has settled into being mostly a singles and doubles hitter which is OK, as long as you understand that's what you are getting from him. Cleanup might not be the best spot in the batting order for him.
Kevin Pillar CF- 4 for 5, 2B, HR(11). BA= .240. Pillar takes over the team lead in HR's and has a big game, but is still hitting just .222 over his last 7.
Madison Bumgarner LHP- 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 9 K's. ERA= 4.02. Now THAT is a vintage Bummy performance! 20 K's in 13 IP since getting roughed up by the Dodgers on 6/20. Oh, and he moved into a tie with Tim Lincecum for #2 on the Giants all time strikeout list from the SF era.
Dereck Rodriguez RHP- 0.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 0 K. ERA= 5.27. DRod couldn't finish an inning with a 9 run lead. I would say he'll probably be going down to Sacramento when Travis Bergen comes off the IL.
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The Giants have to keep after it until July 4 when they get their next day off. Jeff Samardzija opens a 3 game series against the Padres facing rookie LHP Logan Allen who is sporting an ERA of 1.38. We know how the Giants hitters fare against rookie pitchers.....
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June: 14-13 .519
ReplyDeleteFor the year: 17-9 in 1-run games, 4-2 in extra innings.
If they trade their BP in July, that won't hold.
Is a Top-100 prospect unreasonable for a 1-year rental of Bumgarner or Smith? Top 50?
Slater's back! Where will he play?
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